Cranberry Pecan Air Fryer Bagels

These cranberry pecan air fryer bagels are super easy to make and only take 4 ingredients! No need to let the dough rise so you can make these yeast bagels in less than 30 minutes in the air fryer. Using 2 ingredient dough, you can whip up whatever you favorite flavor bagel whenever you want.

You might also like these Paleo blueberry bagels recipe.

I recently remembered that 2 ingredient dough that was popular with weight watchers and wanted to try it with baking bagels in the air fryer. So I came up with these 4 ingredient cranberry pecan air fryer bagels.

I was so excited about this because you can make 8 bagels in the air fryer in under 30 minutes and with only 4 ingredients. Plus my family really liked them and bagels are their favorite breakfast food.

The taste and texture are just what you would expect with a traditional bagel and these are homemade! So once you try this easy 2 ingredient bagel dough in the air fryer you will have so many possibilities for flavors. Experiment and have fun.

Recipe ingredients I used.

I only used 4 basic ingredients to make these bagels and they are self rising flour, Greek yogurt, dried cranberries and raw pecans.

The only 2 ingredients you really need are yogurt and self rising flour. This is not regular flour but it’s essential to use it in this recipe. Once you get the hang of it you can play around and make other flavors.

These bagels are chewy and delicious. They have slight tang or sour taste to them because of the yogurt so they might be better suited for savory bagels. However these cranberry pecan ones were very good so experiment!

How to make cranberry pecan air fryer bagels.

Step 1: Get out a medium bowl and add all of the ingredients. Use a wood spoon or rubber spatula to combine all the ingredients. You might have to get in there and use your hands too. Once it comes together you are ready to form into bagels. Note it will be a bit wet but should all come and not be too sticky.

Step 2: Spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray and set aside. Place the dough on a floured surface and divide it into 8 equal pieces. Roll the each piece into a dough ball then use your hands to form long ropes. Finally connect both ends and shape dough into a bagel form. Continue with the other pieces of dough.

Step 3: Place the bagels into the sprayed air fryer basket and you can either brush melted butter, egg whites or just spray some cooking spray on top. That is what I did.

Step 4: Air fry bagels at 350°F for about 10-12 minutes. You might have to the bagels in batches depending on the basket size of your air fryer.You don’t want to crowd them. Note these are smaller in size than a regular bagel and cooking times will vary depending on how big you make them.

Step 5: Once golden brown on top and firm to the touch, they are done. Let them cool before eating. They will get a little harder and chewier as they cool. Serve with cream cheese, butter or your favorite topping. (Please scroll down to view and print the recipe card.)

How to store them.

Store leftover bagels in an airtight container or baggie in the refrigerator. You can also freeze them and then reheat by popping them into the microwave for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.

More flavors to add in and top your homemade bagels.

There are so many bagel variety possibilities with this 2 ingredient dough base. You can add things to the dough to add flavor such as nuts, seeds, dried fruits, chocolate chips, etc. 

And you can try different toppings like cinnamon sugar, cheeses, everything bagel seasoning, kosher salt, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, season salt, etc. It’s a fun recipe to play around with.

Recipe Tips and Notes

• You have to use self rising flour. Regular flour will not work for this recipe. Also you need to use Greek yogurt as that has less water in it and is thicker.
• The dough will be wet but should be too sticky. If it is you can add a little more flour on your hands to get it the way you want. However this ration of 1 cup of yogurt to 1 ½ cups flour works fine for most things.
• This 2 ingredient dough has a bit of tangy flavor so it works better for savory bagels in my opinion. However you can play around will any kind of add ins and bagel toppings. I’ve made everything spice bagels and they were awesome too.
• These small sized bagels only took 10 minutes in the air fryer. If you make yours bigger they may take a bit longer. I would try by adding a few minutes at a time and check them.

Other healthy bagel recipes to try.

Since I mostly cream low carb recipes, my other bagel recipes are usually low in carbs and gluten free. Here are 6 low carb bagel recipes to try:

• everything spice yeast bagels – (low carb but not gluten free)
• everything spice (using fathead dough)
• tomato and herb – (using gluten free flours)
• western omelet – like a bready omelet (using gluten free flours)
• blueberry – (using gluten free flours)
• asiago cheese – (using gluten free flours)

If you have an air fryer I HIGHLY recommend trying these cranberry pecan air fryer bagels. There is nothing like a homemade bagel and it’s so easy!

The 2 ingredient dough is one of those simple recipes that you can play around with and come up with all kinds of flavor combinations. Please let me know if you do come up with a good one! Enjoy!

You might also like Mark Bittman’s no-knead bread recipe from my friend Sherrie!

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Cranberry Pecan Air Fryer Bagel Recipe

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

These cranberry pecan air fryer bagels are super easy to make and you only need 4 ingredients! No need to let it rise or sit. Air frying delicious bagels is the way to go!

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Ingredients

• 1 cup Greek yogurt, nonfat
• 1 ½ cup self rising flour
• ¼ cup of dried cranberries
• ¼ cup raw pecans, chopped

Instructions

1. Spray the basket of your air fryer with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl add the cranberries, pecans, yogurt and self rising flour. Mix using a wooden spoon until it starts to come together and form a dough. It will be sticky but if you feel it is too wet, sprinkle extra flour on the surface and knead it with your hands. 
3. Spilt the dough into 8 pieces. You want them to be the same size if you can.
4. Take each dough piece and roll with your hand to form a long rope and then make the end come together to make a bagel shape. Do that with all of the dough pieces.
5. Place 4 into your sprayed air fryer basket. You can either brush melted butter, egg wash or just spray some cooking spray on top. That is what I did.Set the temperature to 350°F and bake for 10 minutes. Take them out and let them cool. Then bake the second batch. Note these are smaller in size than a regular bagel and cooking times will vary depending on how big you make them.
6. If you make bigger bagels they may need to cook a little longer. They will get get a bit harder and chewier once they cool.
7. Store in an airtight container or baggie. You can also freeze them and reheat for at 30 second intervals until they are warmed through.

Notes

RECIPE TIPS AND NOTES

• You have to use self rising flour. Regular flour will not work for this recipe. Also you need to use Greek yogurt as that has less water in it and is thicker.
• The dough will be wet but should be too sticky. If it is you can add a little more flour on your hands to get it the way you want. However this ration of 1 cup of yogurt to 1 ½ cups flour works fine for most things.
• This 2 ingredient dough has a bit of tangy flavor so it works better for savory bagels in my opinion. However you can play around will any kind of add ins and bagel toppings. I’ve made everything spice bagels and they were awesome too.
• These small sized bagels only took 10 minutes in the air fryer. If you make yours bigger they may take a bit longer. I would try by adding a few minutes at a time and check them.
  

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 130